Meaning Of The Word Metathesis

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metathesis in American English
transposition or interchange
noun: the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation (ˈkʌmftərbəl) for comfortable or (æks) for ask

metathesis in British English
noun: the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word

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